The world of Avatar is set to open next summer at Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

Details about Pandora – The World of Avatar, including renderings and the opening date, were revealed over the weekend at D23, the annual gathering of the official Disney Fan Club at Walt Disney World.

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The new land, which will be connected by a bridge from Animal Kingdom, will include two new attractions: Na’vi River Journey and the Avatar Flight of Passage. The new land will include floating mountains and biouminescent plants.

Na’vi are the blue beings in “Avatar,” the 2009 film by James Cameron. Pandora – The World of Avatar at Animal Kingdom is based on the film.

According to the Disney Parks blog, the Na’vi River Journey will “send guests down a sacred river hidden within a bioluminescent rain forest.” The journey will end with a meeting with a Na’vi Sahman, a figure with a deep connection to the world of Pandora.

The Avatar Flight of Passage will give guests a “jaw-dropping experience” as they ride a Banshee over Pandora.

Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek gave guests of the D23 gathering a construction update. According to Chapek, the scaffolding from the entry bridge into the new world has recently been removed. The bridge will be the entry into the base camp of Alpha Centauri Expeditions, the group preparing Pandora for future explorers.

Satu'li Canteen, the new restaurant at Pandora - The World of Avatar

The Disney Parks Blog announced that the main restaurant in Pandora – The World of Avatar will be Satu’li Canteen and it will feature Na’vi art and cultural items. The new land will also include a shop called Windtraders and “drink location” called Pongu Pongu.